Death by a thousand cuts. That’s how the Burlingame baseball team ascended to the top of the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division. The Panthers took advantage of any and every baserunner and pitch, coming up with timely and clutch plays and hits up and ... See more
No one was happier than Sacred Heart Prep pitcher Kyle Sweeney when San Mateo beat Aragon 6-2 Tuesday, despite his team beating Woodside 6-1 at the same time. Because it meant Sweeney would get the ball Thursday against visiting Woodside, with a chance to... See more
There may have been better, more talented Sacred Heart Prep boys’ basketball teams over the years, but none managed to put it together quite like the 2025-26 Gators. A middle-of-the-pack team through the first half of the season, the Gators caught fire at... See more
I was covering the Menlo School-Hillsdale baseball game March 20 in San Mateo when one of the Menlo dads asked me what I thought was the best ball park in the Peninsula Athletic League. Without hesitation, I said, “Washington Park,” the home field for the... See more
Before this season, the San Mateo softball team hadn’t beaten Hillsdale in more than 20 years. Thursday, the Bearcats beat the Knights for the second time in a row. In a game eerily similar to the first meeting — an 8-6, nine-inning victory April 9 at Hil... See more